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Ministry of Defence
Republic Day Parade held at ENC
On the occasion of Republic Day, a Ceremonial Parade was held at the Eastern Naval Command  parade ground at INS Circars today, 26 January 19. Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC took the salute and inspected a 50 men Armed Guard and later reviewed the platoons comprising of naval personnel drawn from all ships, submarines and establishments, Defence Security Corps and Sea Cadets Corps. Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, Chief of Staff, ENC, was the Conducting Officer of the Parade and Cdr Abhishek Yadav was the Parade Commander. In addition to service personnel and their families, the spectators included a large number of veterans and parents of SCC cadets.
The Commander-in-Chief greeted all present on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day and complimented the men on parade on their immaculate turnout and outstanding drill. Speaking of the occasion, Vice Admiral Jain reminded everyone that on this day in 1950, India became the Sovereign Republic by adopting the Indian Constitution and how the framers of the Constitution, headed by Dr Balasaheb Ambedkar, drew from the best practices from across the world and give us the best Constitution in the world. He brought out that whilst we are well aware of our fundamental rights, it is equally important to know our Fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution that we must abide by. He called upon all to discharge these Fundamental Duties in safeguarding national interests. He further highlighted the restrictions in the fundamental rights imposed on armed forces personnel ensure discipline and efficient discharge of their duties.
Complementing the units of ENC for maintaining a high tempo of operations meeting all challenges on the Eastern Seaboard and displaying outstanding professionalism during the Mission-Based Deployment, Vice Adm Jain reminded the men and women on parade of the fragile security situation in the region and urged all present to never let their guard down, adding that there should be no compromise on security. He also underscored the importance of physical security and information security adding that security is every individual’s primary responsibility.
As part of the Republic Day celebrations, all naval ships at Visakhapatnam were also ‘dressed overall’ with various signal flags displayed from their main mast to the front and rear flag poles.
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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS ORGANIZED MANAK MANTHAN-DISCUSSION WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON “VAULT  DOORS” IN CHENNAI TODAY
Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India is a statutory body functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. It operates various schemes like Product Certification , Management Systems Certification, Hall Marking of Gold and Silver Jewellery/Artefacts and Laboratory Services for the benefit of the industry and in turn aiming at consumer protection.
BIS has started organizing new series of discussion-programmes titled “Manak Manthan” for the benefit of industry which is scheduled on every month, and is envisaged to launch new standards and share important revisions / amendments and wide circulation drafts to local manufacturers, Industrial and Trade Bodies, Chambers of Commerce, Industry Associations, PSU’s or organizations who use such products, Government departments, Regulatory bodies, Laboratories, Civil society groups and Academia.
In this regard, Bureau of Indian Standards, Chennai Branch Office-II organised a MANAK MANTHAN-Discussion with Stakeholders on “IS 11188 :2021; Vault  doors” " in Chennai Today,30.01.2023. Over the last few decades, burglaries have increased enormously. As a result of the present scenario, it is imperative to enhance and effectively ensure the security level of vault  doors to provide adequate assurance to consumers. To address the problem, an Indian standard on vault  doors shall be available outlining construction and performance requirements. In order to ensure this, the Bureau of Indian Standards through Security Equipment Sectional Committee, Mechanical Engineering Department  has formulated an indigenous Indian Standard, IS 11188 :2021- Vault  Doors. ISI-marked vault doors provide superior quality and confidence to consumers.
- standard is intended for use by jewellers, bankers, business persons and common people as well whoever wants to keep their cash, jewels, legal documents and other valuable safe from burglary attacks and fire. Around 82 Stakeholders on the subject matter attended the programme.
Mr.SMN Swamy, Regional Director  , Reserve Bank of India was the Chief Guest of the Programme and Smt.G.Bhavani, Scientist-E, Director & Head  explained the Programme Objectives followed by technical sessions by BIS Officials.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Safe City Project
‘Police’ and ‘Public order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including crime against women are with the respective State Governments. However, as part of several initiatives for safety of women by the Government, Safe City Projects have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme in 8 cities . These projects involve identification of hot spots for crimes against women and deployment of various components including infrastructure, technology adoption, and capacity building in community through awareness programmes. The project implementation is regularly reviewed by the State Level Apex Committee. Specific details are not maintained in the Ministry. However, details of funds released to States/UT by the Ministry, year-wise, for implementation of the projects are given below:
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City
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Funds released 
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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Mumbai
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87.47
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56.17
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Nil
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Kolkata
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47.57
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8.00
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Nil
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Chennai
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169.37
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71.41
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Nil
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Hyderabad
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83.14
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39.94
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Nil
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Ahmedabad
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51.55
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42.87
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37.64
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Lucknow
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62.89
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Nil
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26.54
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Delhi
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64.67
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268.60
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Nil
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Bengaluru
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167.26
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Nil
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Nil
The criteria for selection of next batch of cities have not been decided. Further, new projects would be dependent on demand assessment and project feasibility.
Safe City project guidelines provides the States/UT to converge with other ongoing projects/schemes, including Smart City Project.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Projects amounting to ₹78,910 crores grounded under AMRUT
97 lakh water tap connections and 62 lakh sewer household connections provided
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  was launched on 25 June 2015 in 500 selected cities across the country. The Mission focuses on the development of basic urban infrastructure in the sectors of water supply; sewerage and septage management; storm water drainage; non-motorised urban transport and development of green spaces and parks. Mission also mandates a set of 11 Reforms for all the Mission cities and Capacity Building activities for the Urban Local Bodies .
Following are the achievements of AMRUT scheme:
- Projects amounting to ₹78,910 crores have been grounded.
- Work worth ₹47,703 crores have been carried out including completed projects worth ₹16,449 crores.
- 97 lakh water tap connection and 62 lakh sewer household connections have been provided under AMRUT and in convergence with other scheme.
- Sewer Treatment Plants  of capacity 1,090 MLD  have been developed against the target of 6,000 MLD.
- 1,563 Water logging points eliminated against target of 2,804 points.
- 3,500 acre of green permeable spaces /parks developed.
- 80 lakh street lights replaced with energy efficient LED lights, saving 176 kilo watt per hour power and reducing carbon emission by 14.07 lakh tonnes per annum.
- Online Building Permission System  adopted in 2,205 towns including 444 AMRUT towns.
Under Green Spaces and Parks sector, States have taken up 2,538 projects worth ₹1,577.83 crores, of which 1776 projects worth ₹1,000.96 crores have been completed. This has led to development of 3,500 acre of permeable green spaces against the proposed development of 5,400 acre of green spaces and parks under AMRUT.
Under AMRUT, work of selection, appraisal, approval and implementation of projects in cities have been delegated to States/UTs and concerned ULBs. At Central level, only State Annual Action Plans  submitted by the States are considered for approval. AMRUT makes States equal partners in planning and implementation of projects, thus actualizing the spirit of cooperative federalism. Random citizen survey and feedback about the services is an integral part of the Mission.
AMRUT being a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is funded through Central and State/ULB share. The total Central outlay for AMRUT scheme is ₹50,000 crores of which, ₹36,036 crores have been earmarked for Central Assistance for AMRUT projects and remaining have been earmarked for Administrative and Office Expenses  and Reform Incentives. States have taken up AMRUT projects worth ₹81,226 crores. Therefore, requirement of funds over and above the committed Central Assistance are borne by States themselves.
This information was given in a written reply by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State  Housing & Urban Affairs, in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Agro Processing Clusters and Mega Food Parks in the country
Ministry of Food Processing Industries  has been implementing the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters  under the Umbrella Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana  to incentivize setting up of agro processing clusters in the country. Under the Scheme, processing/preservation infrastructure like cold storage, pre-cooling chambers, ripening chambers, IQF, specialized packaging, Food testing laboratory, cleaning/ grading/sorting and packing facilities, steam generation boilers, warehouses etc. are being created as part of cluster approach for use of food processing units to be / being set up under these projects. The Scheme envisages grants-in-aid @35% of eligible project cost in general areas and @50% of eligible project cost in the North East States  and difficult areas namely Himalayan States/UTs , State notified ITDP areas, Islands and SC/ST entrepreneurs subject to max. of Rs. 10.00 crore per project. Till date Ministry has approved 56 projects under the scheme.
Further, MoFPI has been implementing a separate scheme for development of Mega Food Parks . So far, MoFPI has sanctioned 37 MFPs and given in-principle approval for 2 MFPs in the country.
In Bihar, MoFPI has approved one project in Begusarai district of Bihar under APC scheme and one project in Khagadia district of Bihar under MFP scheme. However, no agro processing cluster or mega food park project has been approved by this Ministry in West Champaran and Aurangabad districts of Bihar.
The state wise number of agro processing cluster projects approved in various States/UTs:
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Sl. No.
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State/UTs
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No. of Projects approved
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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2
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2
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Assam
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3
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3
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Bihar
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1
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4
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Chhattisgarh
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2
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5
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Goa
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0
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6
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Gujarat
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5
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7
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Haryana
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2
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8
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Himachal Pradesh
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1
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9
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Jammu & Kashmir
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1
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10
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Jharkhand
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0
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11
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Karnataka
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4
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12
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Kerala
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2
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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4
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14
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Maharashtra
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9
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15
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Orissa
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0
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16
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Punjab
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3
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17
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Rajasthan
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0
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18
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Tamil Nadu
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10
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19
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Telangana
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1
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20
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Uttar Pradesh
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3
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21
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Uttarakhand
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1
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22
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West Bengal
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0
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23
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0
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24
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Manipur
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0
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25
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Meghalaya
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1
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26
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Mizoram
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0
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27
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Nagaland
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0
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28
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Tripura
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0
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29
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Sikkim
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0
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30
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A & N Islands
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0
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31
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Chandigarh
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0
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32
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D & N Haveli & Daman & Diu
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1
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33
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Delhi
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0
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34
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Lakshadweep
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0
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35
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Pondicherry
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0
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36
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Ladakh
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0
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Total
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56
This information was given by Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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Status of Skilled Youths in India
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  is implementing its flagship demand-driven Centrally Sponsored Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana , for imparting short duration skill development training through Short-Term Training  and Recognition of Prior Learning  to youth across all States/ Union Territories . Details of persons trained and placed under PMKVY year-wise and State/UT-wise during last five years is at Annexure-I.
Other important schemes being implemented by MSDE which are not linked to placement are given below:
 Jan ShikshanSansthan  Scheme: This Scheme aims at providing vocational skills to non-literates, neo-literates as well as school dropouts by identifying skills that have a market in the region of their establishment. Details of persons trained State/UT-wise during last five years is at Annexure-II.
 National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme : This Scheme is for promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under The Apprentices Act, 1961. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training / Practical Training at workplace in the industry. Details of persons trained State/UT-wise during last five years is at Annexure-III.
 Craftsmen Training Scheme : Long term training programme in 137 trades are provided through 14,788 ITIs in the country. Details of persons trained State/UT-wise during last five years is at Annexure-IV.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Raj Kumar Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of noted Industrialist Shri Rahul Bajaj
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of noted Industrialist Shri Rahul Bajaj.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Shri Rahul Bajaj Ji will be remembered for his noteworthy contributions to the world of commerce and industry. Beyond business, he was passionate about community service and was a great conversationalist. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti."
Prime Minister's Office
PM to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on Shaheed Diwas
Gallery depicts contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom struggle
It provides a holistic view of the events that led up to 1947
On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on 23rd March at 6 PM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also address the gathering during the event.
The Gallery displays the contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom struggle and their armed resistance to British colonial rule. This aspect has often not been given its due place in the mainstream narrative of the freedom movement. The purpose of this new gallery is to provide a holistic view of the events that led up to 1947 and highlight the important role played by the Revolutionaries.
Biplobi Bharat Gallery depicts the political and intellectual backdrop that triggered the Revolutionary movement. It showcases the birth of the revolutionary movement, formation of significant associations by revolutionary leaders, spread of the movement, formation of Indian National Army, contribution of Naval Mutiny, among others.
Ministry of Education
National Conference of School Education Ministers concludes with a resolve to make education system in tune with the aspirations of a New India
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan called upon states to work together towards a more vibrant education landscape
A two-day National Conference of School Education Ministers' concludes with a resolve to make education system more robust, vibrant and in tune with the requirements of the 21st century and aspirations of a New India.
In his concluding remarks Shri Dharmendra Pradhan thanked all the Ministers and stakeholders of 32 States/UTs for sharing their learnings and experiences on ways to transform learning and usher in excellence in educational practices.He said that the curriculum teacher training, and e-learning frameworks are a priority. He urged for more pro-active support, cooperation and participation from all States/UTs in the development of NCF and in building teacher capacities.
The Minister said that the NEP also lays emphasis on skilling. He exhorted the States/UTs to strengthen DIET and also leverage the school infrastructure after school hours to come up with substantial number of skill hubs.
The Minister said that every state has its own unique proposition. He suggested States/UTs to also evolve ways to blend curriculum keeping in mind State/UT specific requirements. He urged all to continuously work together for a more vibrant education landscape and for making an India of the 21st century.
On the 2nd day of the conference, the Interactive session with Education Ministers was held covering the following:
- Roll out and progress of NEP 2020 Implementation
- State Curriculum Framework  Preparation
- Sharing of strategies for Learning Recovery after School Reopening
- Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and Vidya Pravesh
- Skills in Schools
- Student Registry and NDEAR
The Education Ministers and senior officials appreciated the initiatives taken by the Gujarat Government relating to education and skilling. Most of them also expressed their interest in setting up the Vidya Samiksha Kendra at State level, integrating it with district/block/school level for the purpose of analysis and diagnostics of learning levels in schools, which in turn shall be used as a tool for further improvement of learning outcomes. A presentation on National Education Technology Forum and National Digital Education Architecture  was also given by Chairperson AICTE Shri Anil Sahasrabudhe.
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Technology and traditions must move forward together: Union Minister S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that technology and traditions should support each other and move forward together. He was interacting with students at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology , Valiyamala, Thiruvananthapuram, on the topic 'G20- Vikash Bharat' as part of the Amrit Kaal-Vimarsh initiative.
Union Minister Dr S Jaishankar said the country's progress in the space sector, including the Chandrayaan-3 mission, was highly appreciated at the G20 and BRICS summits. He also said that India is one of the few countries that have recovered from the crisis created by the pandemic. The digital infrastructure that India has effectively implemented has been discussed globally over the past few years. India was also able to effectively deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to all with the help of digital infrastructure, he said. He also said that the aim of various initiatives such as Skill India, Start Up India is to make India more competitive globally across the next 25 years.
Amrit Kaal-Vimarsh is a programme of the Government of India to discuss the transformative changes that laid the foundations of developed India of 2047. Union Minister Dr S Jaishankar also visited various labs at IIST and interacted with students. IIST Director Dr. S Unnikrishnan Nair was present.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India records more Daily New Recoveries than Daily New Cases for 44 successive days
Active Caseload declines to 4.65 lakhs
India has continued the unbroken trend of the daily new recoveries outpacing the daily new additions for the 44th day.
43,851 COVID-19 patients recovered in the last 24 hours against just 30,548 newly detected cases. This translates to a net reduction of 13,303 in the Active Caseload which now stands at 4,65,478.
Daily new cases numbering 30,548 is a historic low that assumes significance given many countries in Europe and America are experiencing a continuous steep rise in daily new cases.
The Government’s efforts to continue to maintain high levels of comprehensive testing have resulted in bringing down the net positivity to sustained low levels.
The Recovery Rate has improved to 93.27% today. The total recovered cases stand at 82,49,579.
78.59% of the recovered cases reported in the last 24 hours are from ten States/UTs.
Delhi saw the greatest number of recoveries as 7,606 confirmed cases recovered. Kerala registered 6,684 daily recoveries while West Bengal followed by reporting 4,480 new recoveries.
76.63% of the new cases have been reported from ten States/UTs.
Kerala recorded 4,581 new cases. Delhi which saw a surge in new cases over the last few days reported only 3,235 new cases yesterday, followed closely by West Bengal which reported 3,053 new cases.
78.85% of the 435 new deaths are concentrated in ten States/UTs.
About a fifth, 21.84% of new fatalities reported are from Delhi which reported 95 deaths, overtaking Maharashtra. Maharashtra reported 60 fatalities, which is 13.79% of the new fatalities.
14 States/UTs have death per million higher than National Average of 94.
13 States/UTs have a Case Fatality Rate higher than National Average.
The Union government is working in close co-ordination with these States/UTs to improve their clinical care management of the critical patients in the ICU, through a carefully developed Standard of Care protocol which covers the private and government hospitals and provides guidelines for hospitalised cases and those in home isolation. Multi-disciplinary central teams are also deputed to States/UTs to provide them support in COVID management.
High level meetings are regularly conducted for review of the public health response measures being taken by the State/UT governments.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals successfully completed the preparatory phase of Special Campaign on Swachchta Abhiyan
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers along with its autonomous organizations and CPSEs successfully completed the preparatory phase from 14th to 30th September, 2022 of the Special Campaign 2.0 and uploaded its target on the SCDPM Portal of DAR&PG.
The Department, housed in Shastri Bhawan, with a host of several other Departments, kick- started the campaign on 2nd October 2022 with the symbolic trashing of paper by Shri Arun Baroka, Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals . The launching event was attended by most of the officers and staff of the Department, who came to office for the sole purpose of the campaign on a National Holiday. This was followed by cleaning of the campus outside gate No. 2 of the building.
The Department’s activity was given a pan-India look by the active and enthusiastic participation of various centers of organisations such as Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology , Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology , Hindustan Organic Chemical Limited , Hindustan Insecticides Limited , and Hindustan Fluorocarbons Limited .
Regular follow up by senior officers and enthusiastic participation by all employees, with the objective of mainstreaming swachhta activities have led to visible improvement in their work places. The Dept is proud to maintain zero pendency regarding Inter-Ministerial references, PMO references, and appeals to public grievances. Review of physical files have so far crossed the half-way target.
Till date cleanliness campaign have been undertaken at 105 sites, against the target of 164 sites. The activities undertaken at various sites have been carried in the twitter handles, facebook and websites of the concerned organisations.